Introducing Our New Chadstone Home

We are proud to celebrate the opening of our new standalone store at Chadstone Shopping Centre. Designed in collaboration with architecture firm Richards Stanisich, the third store developed with the practice, it marks the first time at Chadstone that our full offering comes together under one roof. Fine jewellery collections meet our complete suite of services, from Ear Alchemy piercing and Soldered permanent jewellery to bridal consultations.

Our dedication to ocean conservation has informed the organising idea behind the space, a store inspired by the interior life of an oyster. The build draws on upcycled and locally sourced materials, and digital screens showcase our archive of conservation films, an invitation to immerse yourself in some of Australia's most beautiful and fragile wild places.

"OUR WORK WITHIN OCEAN CONSERVATION HAS BECOME SUCH A PIVOTAL PART OF THE BRAND... FOR CHADSTONE WE WANTED THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE TO BE INFORMED BY THIS IDEA."

— SARAH & SEBASTIAN Co-Founder and Creative Director, Sarah Gittoes.

An oyster builds its shell in layers, closing around a foreign grain until a pearl is formed. The Chadstone store is built the same way. Sand cast glass panels stagger across the facade, their edges left rough cut and flamed, while aged bronze signage sits against polished, orbital finished aluminium. Inside, crushed oyster shell, sourced from local Melbourne restaurants, has been worked into a sand toned render that runs the length of the walls.

At the centre of the space, a custom terrazzo Weedy Seadragon set into the floor, hand drawn by Sarah Gittoes and inspired by her own experience underwater as a diver. Site specific and hand laid, the seadragon is the marine emblem of Victoria, found only in southern Australian waters.

The private suite is lined in stained walnut burl and fitted with custom Volker Haug leopard lights, made locally in Melbourne. Brutalist cabinetry, framed in sand cast aluminium by Adelaide practice Saturday Yard Work, houses a selection of exceptional fine jewellery. Pearlescent finishes are threaded throughout, and marble accents echo the colouring found inside an oyster. In the Piercing Lab, muted lilac walls reference the iridescence known in a pearl as its orient.

Every detail, from the floor to the finishes, carries the same idea through to the very last corner of the store.

“THE STORE IS CONCEIVED AS A SCULPTURAL, TACTILE AND IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT.”

— Richards Stanisich Co-Founder and Director, Kirsten Stanisich.

We invite you to experience the new Chadstone store and explore our world of fine jewellery and signature services here.